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Seminole Livestock Exchange Market Report

Donalsonville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, August 16, 2023

613 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $232.82/cwt +0.38 vs last sale · ≈ $952/hd at 409 lb · 82 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $230.43/cwt -3.06 vs last sale · ≈ $1,588/hd at 689 lb · 45 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $238.62/cwt -4.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,401/hd at 587 lb · 23 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 613 479 683
Feeder cattle 485 388 594
Slaughter cattle 81 52 89
Replacement cattle 47 39 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Slaughter cows unevenly steady, slaughter bulls steady to 2.00 higher, feeder steers mostly steady, feeder heifers 2.00 lower, feeder bulls steady, steer calves unevenly steady, heifer calves steady steady to 2.00 higher, bull calves steady, replacement cows steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
409–415 410 14 250.00–259.00 $256.16 $1,050 -7.17
510–518 516 14 240.00–247.00 $246.08 $1,270 -6.87
560–592 587 23 237.00–239.00 $238.62 $1,401 -4.00
601–630 615 6 222.50–227.00 $224.85 $1,383 —
655–692 689 45 230.00–236.00 $230.43 $1,588 -3.06
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–345 338 6 260.00–267.50 $264.19 $893 -14.77
351–365 356 7 250.00–257.00 $254.66 $907 -9.49
480–495 489 7 230.00–235.00 $232.89 $1,139 -1.88
520–540 528 5 220.00–225.00 $222.05 $1,172 —
585 585 3 212.50–215.00 $214.17 $1,253 -7.87
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
301–316 313 5 280.00–285.00 $280.96 $879 —
355–395 374 5 260.00–267.50 $262.53 $982 -9.27
455–499 479 9 240.00–247.50 $244.30 $1,170 -0.68

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
268–285 277 2 248.00–250.00 $249.03 $690 —
301–315 307 6 242.50–250.00 $246.62 $757 —
402–440 409 82 230.00–237.00 $232.82 $952 +0.38
515–549 530 22 220.00–227.50 $224.04 $1,187 +1.03
560–598 588 16 212.50–217.00 $216.48 $1,273 -0.24
651–699 667 3 200.00–207.50 $202.62 $1,351 -6.96
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230–240 235 2 245.00–247.50 $246.22 $579 —
301–349 322 9 220.00–225.00 $222.41 $716 —
410–440 423 8 205.00–215.00 $209.26 $885 -1.17
601–605 603 2 192.00–197.50 $194.74 $1,174 -0.30
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–380 365 4 230.00–237.50 $233.76 $853 —
401–445 421 9 220.00–227.50 $223.35 $940 +4.64
601–620 607 3 200.00–210.00 $206.60 $1,254 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–370 368 4 255.00–260.00 $257.48 $948 —
425–430 428 2 230.00–237.50 $233.73 $1,000 —
501–545 523 9 215.00–220.00 $218.89 $1,145 —
601 601 3 207.50–210.00 $209.17 $1,257 +2.22
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390–395 393 2 242.50–255.00 $248.79 $978 -3.73
560–585 574 11 205.00–215.00 $211.09 $1,212 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
990–1200 1059 80-85% 11 89.00–94.00 $91.58 $970 +7.14
980–1255 1148 80-85% 23 95.00–102.00 $98.58 $1,132 +2.71
1040–1280 1205 80-85% 11 103.00–110.00 $105.64 $1,273 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
755–960 857 85-90% 7 74.00–80.00 $76.63 $657 —
825–1185 989 85-90% 8 84.00–89.00 $87.07 $861 —
1090–1140 1110 85-90% 5 93.00–96.00 $94.38 $1,048 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1300–1410 1362 75-80% 3 98.00–104.00 $100.36 $1,367 -8.64
1325–1435 1385 75-80% 4 90.00–97.00 $93.59 $1,296 -15.41
1470 1470 75-80% 1 85.00 $85.00 $1,250 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1090–1230 1160 2 116.00–118.00 $117.06 $1,358 —
1310 1310 1 95.00 $95.00 $1,244 —
1675–2050 1863 2 121.00–125.00 $122.80 $2,288 +0.87

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
760 760 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 117.50 $117.50 $893
985–1100 1043 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 92.00–99.00 $95.69 $998

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
900–1295 1098 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 1,000.00–1,225.00 $1,092.26 —

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.